CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Councilor James Judith II was axed from his post as city council minority floor leader through a resolution on Monday, January 22. COUNCILORS James Judith II and Malvern Esparcia attend a committee hearing led by the committee on public utilities, energy, and transportation....
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET) said 24 pigs died from African Swine Fever or ASF in Lal-lo, Cagayan. Dr. Myka Ponce, PVET Veterinarian II, said they were from Barangay Alaguia and owned by two hog raisers. These pigs were immediately buried and a massive...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Cagayan de Oro City Water District has considered the call of consumers and local officials to defer its proposed 60 percent water rate adjustment for three years, understanding the added problems it might bring to residents. Instead of adjusting the rate, the COWD asked...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Residents of a relocation site here have sought assistance from the city government over three Antipolo trees which they deem as unsafe to them and their properties. ONE of the Antipolo trees that residents perceive as unsafe. (Photo courtesy of John Paul Barsopia)...
BAGGAO, Cagayan – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET) has recorded African Swine Fever (ASF) cases in this town and Alcala, this province. PVET said eight pigs died in Centro Norte, Alcala and four hog raisers were affected. Four pig farm owners in Remus, Baggao, also lost their pigs....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) said on Tuesday, January 16, that water supply in barangays in the western part of this city may be affected once the Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Inc. (COBI) cuts allocation due to a P400-million debt. THE Cagayan de Oro City Water...
SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan – An endangered Olive ridley sea turtle was rescued here on Sunday night, January 14. Residents of Barangay Namuac saw the stranded female turtle on the beach and immediately reported their discovery to authorities. AN Olive ridley sea turtle was rescued on Sunday,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Pay up, please! A prestigious university here has reminded the city government of its over P7.8-million debt for using two of its dormitories as isolation units in this city during the pandemic, particularly from March 2020 to April 2022. THE executive building of...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Authorities nabbed two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Sunday, January 14. Suspects Girlie and Dindo were apprehended after they sold two heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets with suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer. Seized from them were 70...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of tricab or “bao-bao” operators thanked Councilor James Judith II for proposing an ordinance amending sections of the Traffic Code of Cagayan de Oro to legalize their operations. AUTHORITIES flag down a bao-bao on the national highway in Cagayan de Oro City....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army reminded barangay officials of their vital role in the government’s sustainment effort which it said is the hardest part of fighting insurgency in the country. Major Gen. Michele Anayron Jr., commander of the 403rd Brigade, said there is a possibility...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A labor group here cited the additional pay for workers, but it still hoped that the government would approve a higher wage increase, as it said that the upcoming implementation of the P33 minimum wage hike in the region this year is “still inadequate.” Lawyer Doris...
